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The Pleasanton-based Alan Hu Foundation was named the 2025 California Nonprofit of the Year in Assembly District 16 by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda), according to an announcement from the organization last week.
Created by Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu, in honor of their son Alan who died by suicide in 2018 following a battle with mental health disorders, the foundation aims to promote mental health, raise awareness and remove stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders as well as support fundamental research for cures.
As part of the accolade, the foundation is set to join over 100 California nonprofits selected from their respective districts at a celebratory luncheon May 21 at the Capitol for California Nonprofits Day.
“The Alan Hu Foundation embodies the kind of vision and compassion that changes lives. Their work to shine a light on mental health challenges — through education, advocacy, and research — has touched so many in our community,” Bauer-Kahan said.
“In a moment when our state is confronting a growing mental health crisis, their efforts to break down stigma and support families could not be more timely or more important,” she added.
Throughout its approximately six-year history, the Alan Hu Foundation has hosted a free mental health lecture series of webinars with experts from leading universities, hospitals and research centers, according to the announcement.
These lectures are possible thanks to funding from the Three Valleys Community Foundation, the city of Pleasanton youth grant and the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Fund. Simultaneous Chinese interpretation is provided by the Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities.
The foundation also provides scholarships to Tri-Valley seniors to pursue college majors and career training in mental health fields, funded by benefit concerts.
“Alan Hu Foundation’s vision is to provide a community safety net through education in early detection and treatment of psychiatric disorders, information about evidence-based treatments and resources and suicide prevention,” co-founder Chen said. “We are deeply humbled to be recognized by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan as a 2025 Nonprofit of the Year.”
The recognition is sponsored by the California Association of Nonprofits in partnership with the State Senate and State Assembly Select Committees on the Nonprofit Sector. This is the 10th year for each state legislator to recognize a nonprofit in their district.
“We are grateful for the work of Alan Hu Foundation and want to extend our congratulations for this well-deserved recognition,” CalNonprofits CEO Geoff Green said in a statement.
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